Too Many Seeds, Probably

As usual, I may have gotten a little too enthusiastic about shopping for seeds. The new batch from Territorial Seed:

Basil-Sweet

2016

Bee Feed Flower Mix

2016

Bright Lights Swiss Chard

2016

Conservor Shallots

2016

Coriander-Confetti

2016

Dill-Dukat

2016

Flower Mix-Beneficial Bug

2016

French Breakfast Radish

2016

Garden Cress

2016

Giant Musselburgh Leek

2016

Giants Of Colmar Carrots

2016

Miners Lettuce

2016

Nasturtium-Jewel Mix

2016

New Zealand Spinach

2016

Red Baron Onion

2016

Roodnerf Brussels Sprouts

2016

Roquette Salad Arugula

2016

It’s a mix of things that have worked well in the past and some new things I’m eager to try out-

Basil plants seem to reach a point in age where the leaves just don’t taste as good. I’d like to try “succession planting” basil this year to see if we can harvest nothing but optimum leaves.

We purchased four more, somewhat smaller “whiskey barrels” over the weekend. This summer they’re going to house a combination of Bright Lights Chard, Bee Feed Flower Mix, Beneficial Bug Mix, Nasturtiums (which are edible as well as attractive), and a hodge-podge of whatever else might fit.

The Garden Cress, Arugula, Miner’s Lettuce, Confetti Coriander (cilantro, this variety is supposed to be slow to bolt), Dill-Dukat (ditto), and New Zealand Spinach (which likes hot weather) will go into the salad table with the existing Miner’s Lettuce. The Garden Cress and New Zealand Spinach are new. I have high hopes for the New Zealand Spinach in particular. We’ll see how the Garden Cress does, it may want more consistent water than will be provided.

Of course, we still have little bits of packages to use up. I have them rubber banded together in groups, this first group is “Salad Table” (the “year” is the year the seed was packed for.)

Dill–Dukat

2014

Coriander-Confetti

2014

Romaine Jericho

2014

Romaine Little Gem

2014

Romaine Winter Density

2014

Roquette Salad Arugula

2014

Spinach-Savoy

2014

And a “Spring 2016?” group of packages:

Radicchio

2014

Parsley

2014

French Breakfast Radish

2014

Cherry Bell Radish

2014

Flower-Brocade Mix

2014

“Fall 2015”:

Romaine Winter Density

2015

Super Sugar Snap Peas

2015

Roquette Salad Arugula

2015

Coriander – Santo

2015

Dill – Fernleaf

2015

Finally, “Winter Backyard 2015”:

Five Color Chard

2016

Mache

2015

Dragon Radish

2014

Mache

2014

Conservor Shallots

2015

Red Baron Onion

2015

Conservor Shallots

2014

Napa Hybrid Carrot

2014

The “Winter Backyard 2015” group is currently growing in the whiskey barrels and EarthBoxes, as well as around 50ish heads of garlic. The mild spring means that the growth rate of the overwintering survivors is really starting pick up.

The transition from winter things to summer things may be “interesting”.